then needed a clean wedge shot to clear the cliff and send the ball back toward the fairway. After accomplishing that, he struck a 6-iron from 179 yards, landing it on the back right of the green.
Thursday offered tame conditions on the Monterey Peninsula, conducive to low scores. So did the first part of Friday, until about 1:30 or 2 p.m. Then the wind whipped, the temperature plunged and the ...